The NCAA had offered to settle allegations that its policies had led to concussion-related injuries by offering about $70 million to create a medical monitoring program for NCAA athletes as well as $5 million for concussion research. The New York Times reports that federal Judge John Z. Lee questioned whether these numbers were adequate to "cover medical screening for all athletes."

Abigail Ross claims in her suit that basketball player Patrick Swilling Jr. sexually assaulted her in January. Ross asserts that the university, colloquially referred to as TU, "undertook zero investigation" of Swilling or his conduct, despite as many as three prior sexual assault reports from other TU students, reports ESPN.

The ruling by U.S. District Court judge Claudia Wilken found that NCAA rules prohibiting athletes from being paid for use of their names, images, and likenesses violate federal antitrust laws, reports CBS Sports. The judge issued an injunction prohibiting the NCAA from enforcing its current rules, but he did not grant proposals by the plaintiffs -- former UCLA basketball player Ed O'Bannon and 19 other former NCAA athletes -- to allow athletes to enter into paid endorsement deals or individual licensing agreements.

What led to O'Bannon's five-year legal battle against the NCAA, and what does the ruling mean for current and future NCAA athletes?

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